Body Substance
follicular fluid
fol·lic·u·lar flu·id
Subclass of:
Extracellular Fluid; Ovarian Follicle
Definitions related to follicular fluid:
  • The fluid surrounding the OVUM and GRANULOSA CELLS in the Graafian follicle (OVARIAN FOLLICLE). The follicular fluid contains sex steroids, glycoprotein hormones, plasma proteins, mucopolysaccharides, and enzymes.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (liquor folliculi) Transudate contained in the vesicular ovarian follicle (TA) (Graafian follicle).
    Digital Anatomist
    University of Washington, 2003
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